Friday, July 10, 2009
Ragging on Phil
Phil Hellmuth rode his luck to accumulate a respectable 135,000 stack, but not without controversy on the way. Featuring on the ESPN coverage table, a fellow player called Dan Druff tried to give the 11 times bracelet winner a hairy time. When Hellmuth raised UTG, Druff sarcastically chimed, 'Can you see my cards? Oh wait, I forgot, we're not on Ultimate Bet' (referring to the Ultimate Bet<http://www.caledonianmedia.com/sitestat.aspx?siteurl=9547> cheating scandal, which saw UB employees with master accounts swindle players out of thousands). Rather than back down, Hellmuth responded, 'So a company has some low-level employees do some dishonest things that people don't know about for awhile. Do you blame everyone in the company for that?'. Before discussions could go any further, a WSOP floor man intervened, and gave players a final warning.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Last Caesars tourney of the trip
Played for about five hours and played fine. Didn’t get involved much early. My first table was on the outskirts and I knew it would break. I listened to my Shuffle and had a massage for all of level 2. On my second table I ran an interesting squeeze play. Scandi player in earlier position raised to 1800 at 300/600 level when I was in the SB. The button announced raise and then realized there was a raise already, so he put in 1800. Someone called him on announcing raise so the ruling was the minimum, to 3000. I looked down at KJ. Compared to what I had been getting, it looked like aces, plus I figured it was live. With so much dead money I decided to move in for about 9500. The initial raiser folded and once he did there wasn’t much the accidental raiser could do. The ten seat was smiling like it was obvious what I was doing and I showed the hand. Even when it’s obvious it’s hard to call-off for them in that situation.
At 400/800 with 75 ante the accidental raiser made it 2275 which was all his chips except for his chocolate (5k). I looked down at queens and felt sick, I just knew it wasn’t going to end well. I was up in my seat and agonizing – incredibly, I considered folding. I decided to raise enough to put the initial raiser all-in leaving me about 6500. Two seats later pondered and eventually moved in for 19k. The seat right after him agonized for about 30 seconds before folding and then it folded to the initial raiser who called. As sick as I felt I obviously called. I was shocked to see the initial with KJ of spades – I feared worse. The guy who had me covered had AK-off with one of my suits covered. Flop had an ace right in the door and that was that.
I wasn’t even mildly upset – I saw it coming as soon as I looked down at aces. Poker is like that. When you’re playing a lot you practically see things before they happen, like the Matrix. I was almost 53% three-way and if I win that I have over 30k chips at 400/800. No regrets.
Poker is pretty much done for this trip. Gambling store and Rio tomorrow, Fix for dinner, and Lavo after, then headed home Sunday morning.
At 400/800 with 75 ante the accidental raiser made it 2275 which was all his chips except for his chocolate (5k). I looked down at queens and felt sick, I just knew it wasn’t going to end well. I was up in my seat and agonizing – incredibly, I considered folding. I decided to raise enough to put the initial raiser all-in leaving me about 6500. Two seats later pondered and eventually moved in for 19k. The seat right after him agonized for about 30 seconds before folding and then it folded to the initial raiser who called. As sick as I felt I obviously called. I was shocked to see the initial with KJ of spades – I feared worse. The guy who had me covered had AK-off with one of my suits covered. Flop had an ace right in the door and that was that.
I wasn’t even mildly upset – I saw it coming as soon as I looked down at aces. Poker is like that. When you’re playing a lot you practically see things before they happen, like the Matrix. I was almost 53% three-way and if I win that I have over 30k chips at 400/800. No regrets.
Poker is pretty much done for this trip. Gambling store and Rio tomorrow, Fix for dinner, and Lavo after, then headed home Sunday morning.
Friday, July 03, 2009
Latest Caesars non-cashing experience...
Played the 7pm second chance tourney at Caesars with Andy, Ads, John, Will, and Amir. Chips 6k, 40 minute levels, 25/50 starting. Will and Amir were out within 30 minutes. I futzed around with some small pots and then raised AQ hearts in level 2. The SB re-raised to 600 and I flatted. Flop was 8-high with two hearts. He led and I shoved and he called. Kings, no heart, and I hit an ace on the river. One hit-out down, up to 8500 chips.
Then I opened with jacks after being pretty active raising. The SB flatted and an early limper called as well. The flop with T83 with two diamonds and both checked. I bet a little less than pot and the SB re-raised to 2200 and the limper folded. I didn’t see how I was behind and assumed he was playing back at me because I had been so active. I shoved. He said “oh shit” which made me feel pretty good. But then he said “I’ve already seen you beat this hand” which made me feel like oh shit. He had kings.
After that I had to shove several times. Ax without looking at the second card got called by KT and I doubled up. Tends got called by deuces. I got up to about 4500. I called a raise out of my BB with AT suited and checked AKx flop with two clubs. Raiser bet and I called. Turn was third club and I check-folded and he showed AK. Yeesh. After dropping a couple more small pots (limp, folding flops) the blinds went to 200/400 which put me below 10 big blinds.
A7 suited on the button with a standard raise in front and I shoved. SB (AK guy) said “I’ll give you some protection” and re-shoved. The original raiser folded and the SB had kings. Interestingly with the dead money and the folded big blind I was almost getting value with this hand. At 32.7% the value was 2020 for my 2300 all-in. Neither here nor there but interesting.
Then I opened with jacks after being pretty active raising. The SB flatted and an early limper called as well. The flop with T83 with two diamonds and both checked. I bet a little less than pot and the SB re-raised to 2200 and the limper folded. I didn’t see how I was behind and assumed he was playing back at me because I had been so active. I shoved. He said “oh shit” which made me feel pretty good. But then he said “I’ve already seen you beat this hand” which made me feel like oh shit. He had kings.
After that I had to shove several times. Ax without looking at the second card got called by KT and I doubled up. Tends got called by deuces. I got up to about 4500. I called a raise out of my BB with AT suited and checked AKx flop with two clubs. Raiser bet and I called. Turn was third club and I check-folded and he showed AK. Yeesh. After dropping a couple more small pots (limp, folding flops) the blinds went to 200/400 which put me below 10 big blinds.
A7 suited on the button with a standard raise in front and I shoved. SB (AK guy) said “I’ll give you some protection” and re-shoved. The original raiser folded and the SB had kings. Interestingly with the dead money and the folded big blind I was almost getting value with this hand. At 32.7% the value was 2020 for my 2300 all-in. Neither here nor there but interesting.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The trip's "Main Event"
Event #25
Tuesday, June 30th at 12 Noon
$230 buy-in, 2-7 Triple Draw, 10,000 starting chips, 2,000 additional chips for optional $10 Staff Bonus (12,000 starting chips total) 40 minute rounds.
Between me, Andy, and Adam we should have at least one at the final table...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Darryll Fish
Gainesville boy who has moved around to play professionally for the last several years. He's in Poker Player on the list of highest batting average through the first 20 events - 6 entries, 4 cashes. Sick.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Best Post-Nightclub Poker Ever
After stumbling out of Pure last night Ads, Ades, Will, and I all went straight to the poker room for 1/2 NL. The players were practically salivating at the sight of us. Ads didn’t stay but the other three of all were all up more than $1,000 after about five hours. I dumped about 150 to Will as soon as he sat down bluffing off with AT. After rebuying I got slow-rolled by a guy with a boat who showed a pair of 8s before flipping over his other card.
My big hands:
Pocket 8s, flopped a set on an all-spades board. I check-called a bet from Dragon Lady. Turn is the case 8. I checked and she bet a $100 bill. I pondered it for a minute mostly for show but also trying to figure out what exactly she had. The river was a three of diamonds and I paused for affect, then led for $150, and she flat called. Nice pot.
QJ diamonds with a raise in front, and a sizable one. Leather Ass had over 1500 in front of him when we showed up. He also thought it was funny when I got slow-rolled. He made it 16 which was pretty sizable with just one limper. I had over 800 in front and called as did one other. Flop was KQx with two diamonds. He bet $100 stiff, straight away. After some thought the only hand I was really worried about was AK with the ace of diamonds. I decided a flush would take it down if I hit it. I also expected another queen would be good. Turn was a deuce of diamonds and he bet again, I shoved, and he insta-called.
River was the ace of hearts and he showed pocket kings for flopped top set, and the loser. Here’s where it gets weird. He started whining about not realizing how much money I had (whoops, whose fault is that?). At first it was reasonable, “I’ve been playing for 14 hours,” (kudos, Leather Ass), but then he said “you had your bills in your hand” and I was out of my chair in a flash. The floor was called a couple of times in the verbal melee that ensued. He also said “I didn’t call you a cheater, idiot.” Awesome, I’m being insulted by someone without sense enough to know that hiding cash is cheating.
Here’s a lesson for the kiddies – when someone shoves on you there’s no shame in asking how much they have. The fact is he’s probably not getting away from a set of kings there, but if there’s some amount of money he would fold for it’s easy to ask. You’re not giving away any information by not acting right away since there’s nothing left for the all-in to do. Now he has a great “beat” story to tell about the donk who hit out on him with two unders to his pocket kings. Of course, I put in $16 as a 4-to-1 dog and $100 as a 2-to-1 dog, but he put $700 in as a 4-to-1 dog. So far, he’s the lead nominee for the Douchebag of the Trip.
I started to pack up my chips and leave but the floor begged me to stay and Leather Ass changed seats. The only consolation for me was he spent 14 hours building up that stack and two minutes to dump half of it to me. Our table broke and I was able to take my cash off the table, $500 in the pocket and took over $1k in chips over. Will and I played together at that table for a couple of hours. Nothing too exciting except a bluff-raise to $150 on the river with king-high that I showed when the guy insta-mucked to my bet. When we cashed out around 9 am I had over $1400 in chips to go with the five bills.
My big hands:
Pocket 8s, flopped a set on an all-spades board. I check-called a bet from Dragon Lady. Turn is the case 8. I checked and she bet a $100 bill. I pondered it for a minute mostly for show but also trying to figure out what exactly she had. The river was a three of diamonds and I paused for affect, then led for $150, and she flat called. Nice pot.
QJ diamonds with a raise in front, and a sizable one. Leather Ass had over 1500 in front of him when we showed up. He also thought it was funny when I got slow-rolled. He made it 16 which was pretty sizable with just one limper. I had over 800 in front and called as did one other. Flop was KQx with two diamonds. He bet $100 stiff, straight away. After some thought the only hand I was really worried about was AK with the ace of diamonds. I decided a flush would take it down if I hit it. I also expected another queen would be good. Turn was a deuce of diamonds and he bet again, I shoved, and he insta-called.
River was the ace of hearts and he showed pocket kings for flopped top set, and the loser. Here’s where it gets weird. He started whining about not realizing how much money I had (whoops, whose fault is that?). At first it was reasonable, “I’ve been playing for 14 hours,” (kudos, Leather Ass), but then he said “you had your bills in your hand” and I was out of my chair in a flash. The floor was called a couple of times in the verbal melee that ensued. He also said “I didn’t call you a cheater, idiot.” Awesome, I’m being insulted by someone without sense enough to know that hiding cash is cheating.
Here’s a lesson for the kiddies – when someone shoves on you there’s no shame in asking how much they have. The fact is he’s probably not getting away from a set of kings there, but if there’s some amount of money he would fold for it’s easy to ask. You’re not giving away any information by not acting right away since there’s nothing left for the all-in to do. Now he has a great “beat” story to tell about the donk who hit out on him with two unders to his pocket kings. Of course, I put in $16 as a 4-to-1 dog and $100 as a 2-to-1 dog, but he put $700 in as a 4-to-1 dog. So far, he’s the lead nominee for the Douchebag of the Trip.
I started to pack up my chips and leave but the floor begged me to stay and Leather Ass changed seats. The only consolation for me was he spent 14 hours building up that stack and two minutes to dump half of it to me. Our table broke and I was able to take my cash off the table, $500 in the pocket and took over $1k in chips over. Will and I played together at that table for a couple of hours. Nothing too exciting except a bluff-raise to $150 on the river with king-high that I showed when the guy insta-mucked to my bet. When we cashed out around 9 am I had over $1400 in chips to go with the five bills.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
1/2 at Venetian
Over over 1k in less than 2 hours. Guy called me a cheater. Awesome. So angry but I have the chips.
Friday, June 26, 2009
One week in
Not a productive week so far. Stud/8 yesterday went like most tournaments for me - I played well until I didn't. Ads and Ades are starting Day 2 today of a Ceasar's mega stack event with two tables left. Can you believe those limeys? Two tables left and BOTH are in! I'm half surprised Will and Amir aren't still in it.
Played a bit of cash last night with Amir, Will, and Doug - not an easy table. Amir is interesting - based on the percentage of times he raises you'd think he's popping down to Q7 but every hand he showed down was something big. I ducked out while I was still up something.
I think we're playing in the 7pm at Ceasar's after sweating the lads and their (hopefully) final table.
I've been mostly Tweeting - www.twitter.com/beardedmiguel
Played a bit of cash last night with Amir, Will, and Doug - not an easy table. Amir is interesting - based on the percentage of times he raises you'd think he's popping down to Q7 but every hand he showed down was something big. I ducked out while I was still up something.
I think we're playing in the 7pm at Ceasar's after sweating the lads and their (hopefully) final table.
I've been mostly Tweeting - www.twitter.com/beardedmiguel
Saturday, June 20, 2009
My first "bad beat'
Went to PH today because last year their 1/2 was steady income whenever I needed a boost, and after last night I did. Called a raise from a young hotshot, flopped a set and bet it. Turn gave me quad 5s and with 2 diamonds on board I checked hoping he'd catch up and he checked behind. Board paired 8s on river, I bet he folded.
But an hour later they started talking about the quad jackpots. Uhh, the what? Every hand has a different one up to 500 or so. 5s would have been $126. D'oh!
But an hour later they started talking about the quad jackpots. Uhh, the what? Every hand has a different one up to 500 or so. 5s would have been $126. D'oh!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Funny jvfricke post
jvfricke
This guy uses the phil hellmuth pose when he's in a pot. And he's not doing it satirically.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Sunday, June 07, 2009
June Vegas Schedule (Version 3.0)
Caesars is now posted!
Binions' tournaments start at 2pm and are 30-minute levels.
Golden Nugget tournaments start at noon.
Venetian tournaments start at noon and are 45-minute levels.
Ceasars tournaments start at noon and are 50-minute levels.
June 20
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 21
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
WSOP Mixed Event 42 - $2,500 - 5pm
June 22
Binions - PLO/8 - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
June 23
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - PLO - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 24
Binions - HORSE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
June 25
Binions - Limit HE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - Stud/8 - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 26
Binions - 6-max NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - HORSE - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $2,100/$10 - 15,000/5,000
June 27
Binions - PLO/8 - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - O/8 - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
WSOP Event 51 - $1,500 - Noon
June 28
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
WSOP Event 53 - $1,500 - 5pm
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 29
Binions - Crazy Pineapple - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - HORSE - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
WSOP Event 54 - $1,500 - Noon
WSOP Event 55 - $2,500 - 5pm
June 30
Binions - Limit O/8 - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - 2-7 TDL - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
July 1
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - PLO - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
July 2
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
July 3
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
July 4
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Binion's Poker Classic
Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza
Caesars Mega Stack
Binions' tournaments start at 2pm and are 30-minute levels.
Golden Nugget tournaments start at noon.
Venetian tournaments start at noon and are 45-minute levels.
Ceasars tournaments start at noon and are 50-minute levels.
June 20
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 21
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
WSOP Mixed Event 42 - $2,500 - 5pm
June 22
Binions - PLO/8 - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
June 23
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - PLO - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 24
Binions - HORSE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
June 25
Binions - Limit HE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - Stud/8 - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 26
Binions - 6-max NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - HORSE - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $2,100/$10 - 15,000/5,000
June 27
Binions - PLO/8 - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - O/8 - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
WSOP Event 51 - $1,500 - Noon
June 28
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
WSOP Event 53 - $1,500 - 5pm
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
June 29
Binions - Crazy Pineapple - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - HORSE - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
WSOP Event 54 - $1,500 - Noon
WSOP Event 55 - $2,500 - 5pm
June 30
Binions - Limit O/8 - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - 2-7 TDL - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
July 1
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - PLO - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
July 2
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
July 3
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000
July 4
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Binion's Poker Classic
Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza
Caesars Mega Stack
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Poker News quoting me last year...
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2008-world-series-of-poker/event-40-2500-2-7-triple-draw/day1/page14.htm
Sun Jun 22 2008 12:34 PST | Posted by F-Train
Words of Wisdom
Overheard at Blue #1: "I think the book says, 'Don't value-call with a king against a pat hand.' I think I read that somewhere."
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Veldhuis to Andy Black
After shoving on him for all Black's chips.
"You're a live player I'm an internet player. You've been tanking for three minutes. If you don't know where you're at by now you should change careers."
These internet kids today...
"You're a live player I'm an internet player. You've been tanking for three minutes. If you don't know where you're at by now you should change careers."
These internet kids today...
Moneymaker
You (Hank) were right but barely. Out 10 spots shy of the money.
Tony G had been playing like usual, bluffing pots with 6 high. MM opens, G RRs, and MM shoves. G calls saying "here, take it" and flips over AKs to race MM's queens. King on turn.
That put MM down to 200-something with 8k/16k blinds. He pushed AI over Ted Forrests raise - who had only recently shown up having over slept dinner break, and who called AI a few hands earlier for a big bet with A7s vs AK. MM had tens, Forrest called with kings, and they both flopped sets.
I was hoping he at least cashed. He is not a great player but we all owe a lot to the Moneymaker Boom.
Tony G had been playing like usual, bluffing pots with 6 high. MM opens, G RRs, and MM shoves. G calls saying "here, take it" and flips over AKs to race MM's queens. King on turn.
That put MM down to 200-something with 8k/16k blinds. He pushed AI over Ted Forrests raise - who had only recently shown up having over slept dinner break, and who called AI a few hands earlier for a big bet with A7s vs AK. MM had tens, Forrest called with kings, and they both flopped sets.
I was hoping he at least cashed. He is not a great player but we all owe a lot to the Moneymaker Boom.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Chip and a Chair
After running into a flopped boat when I flopped trip-9s I was down to 90 chips in 6-max. And came back to win. What was my triple-up hand? 74 that flopped 7s, turned trips, and rivered quads. Suckit.
Hand converter-Pokerhand.org 
SlickNick57 wins $480
JackJoker wins $285
PokerStars, $15/30 NO Limit Texas Holdem Tournament, 6 Players
Board:
aycaramba87 (SB): $1,490
JackJoker (BB): $90
Braddr55 (UTG): $2,880
Robstar494 (UTG+1): $1,250
Kenny Bender (CO): $1,990
SlickNick57 (Button): $1,300
Dealt to: JackJoker
Pre-flop:
Braddr55 calls $30, (2 folds), SlickNick57 raises to $120, (1 folds), JackJoker calls $60 and is all-in, Braddr55 calls $90,
Flop:($345) (3 Players)
Braddr55 checks, SlickNick57 bets $90, Braddr55 calls $90,
Turn: ($525) (3 Players) 
Braddr55 bets $30, SlickNick57 calls $30,
River: ($585) (3 Players) 
Braddr55 bets $90, SlickNick57 raises to $1,060 and is all-in, (1 folds), SlickNick57 returns $970,
Results:
SlickNick57 Showed
SlickNick57 wins $480
JackJoker Showed
JackJoker wins $285
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
"Skills, get 'em"
I just love this response to a 2+2 post about the bankroll needed for 1/2 NL.
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Re: how big a roll do most $1-2 NL players in vegas have to work with??
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You should be able to weather a 20-50 buy in downswing, but I've never seen it live. If you are stressing, its because you cant beat a 1-2 game and they dont offer less.
P.S. last time I went to Vegas I took 2k and forgot my atm card. Came home with 12k and lost 4k to brad booth.....Skills, get em.
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Re: how big a roll do most $1-2 NL players in vegas have to work with??
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You should be able to weather a 20-50 buy in downswing, but I've never seen it live. If you are stressing, its because you cant beat a 1-2 game and they dont offer less.
P.S. last time I went to Vegas I took 2k and forgot my atm card. Came home with 12k and lost 4k to brad booth.....Skills, get em.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Four-Outed on the River and out of SCOOP
It’s not as bad as it sounds. The raiser here was pretty active so I was comfortable going with AK suited here figuring at worse it was a race and I re-raised enough to tie myself to the hand. I nail the flop, hitting a flush. When the turn paired the board I knew instinctively what was next. In truth, I just lost a race, but it looks much sicker this way, tease.
Hand converter-Pokerhand.org 
(4 folds)
BKiCe raises to $600
(1 folds)
JackJoker raises to $2,500
(2 folds)
BKiCe raises to $5,794 and is all-in
JackJoker calls $3,040 and is all-in
BKiCe returns $254
BKiCe wins $11,725
PokerStars, $125/250 NO Limit Texas Holdem Tournament, 9 Players
Board:
ermidnite (UTG): $22,772
I-SOB (UTG+1): $6,782
BKiCe (MP1): $5,824
doctor_aces (CO): $18,500
JackJoker (Button): $5,570
Raindrops_69 (SB): $15,565
Cloudag88 (BB): $12,827
swigger36160 (MP2): $11,131
xThomasBB (MP4): $3,669
Dealt to: JackJoker
Pre-flop:
(4 folds)
BKiCe raises to $600
(1 folds)
JackJoker raises to $2,500
(2 folds)
BKiCe raises to $5,794 and is all-in
JackJoker calls $3,040 and is all-in
BKiCe returns $254
Flop:($11,455) (2 Players) 
Turn: ($11,455) (2 Players) 
River: ($11,455) (2 Players) 
Results:
BKiCe Showed
JackJoker Showed
BKiCe wins $11,725
Scoop Main Even First Hour
I flopped two sets in the first hour and am even with 9,980 chips. I haven’t slow-played anything and it’s cost me action, but giving cards in tournaments can lead to an early exit when tied to a hand (which was the case both times I had sets – no way I’m folding to any action).
I dropped 1k on the second hand. Seven-handed, blind-vs-blind steal from the SB and I have 9s in the BB. I re-raise and he flats and checks and ace-high flop. I c-bet it, he called and I shut down when he checked the turn. He made a stiff river bet and I folded. I was hitting the “commitment threshold” if I bet the turn and I wasn’t going to go out with 9s so I just gave it up.
The numbers are amazing:
18,747 entrants
16,031 remaining. That’s almost 15% gone in an hour.
$1.87 mm prize pool.
They’re paying almost 17% and first gets only 10% which I think is stupid, even though I have no plans to be first.
H00dster is right about at the average stack at this point which is 11,600.
I dropped 1k on the second hand. Seven-handed, blind-vs-blind steal from the SB and I have 9s in the BB. I re-raise and he flats and checks and ace-high flop. I c-bet it, he called and I shut down when he checked the turn. He made a stiff river bet and I folded. I was hitting the “commitment threshold” if I bet the turn and I wasn’t going to go out with 9s so I just gave it up.
The numbers are amazing:
18,747 entrants
16,031 remaining. That’s almost 15% gone in an hour.
$1.87 mm prize pool.
They’re paying almost 17% and first gets only 10% which I think is stupid, even though I have no plans to be first.
H00dster is right about at the average stack at this point which is 11,600.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Satellite to SCOOP Main Event
Last night I satellited into the small Main Event. When it was down to about 15 players there was a huge stack who raised every hand. I got disconnected during a break and after missing a few hands got on just in time to see aces to his raise to put me all-in. Um, call. I was lucky on seats - I was right behind him when it was two tables and at the final table (with eight seats up for grabs) I was two seats behind him. I only called him twice, once with aces and once with AK, and won both times.
I had nothing to do with this hand but it just entertained me. This is about as loose a call as you will ever see - it's not as if the re-raiser didn't have enough chips to make a serious raise. Big Stack isn't even getting 1.5-to-1 on his call. Those are really bad odds to call with when you're a 7-to-1 dog...
Hand converter-Pokerhand.org 
Grey Poopon wins $63,992
I had nothing to do with this hand but it just entertained me. This is about as loose a call as you will ever see - it's not as if the re-raiser didn't have enough chips to make a serious raise. Big Stack isn't even getting 1.5-to-1 on his call. Those are really bad odds to call with when you're a 7-to-1 dog...
PokerStars, $400/800 NO Limit Texas Holdem Tournament, 9 Players
Board:
Grey Poopon (CO): $31,046
koolkat25 (Button): $32,396
GOOPAGE2000 (SB): $34,740
gabe2323 (BB): $16,459
raghu422 (UTG): $17,021
jas0501 (UTG+1): $24,678
yb mrdealm (MP1): $99,000
thejeanious (MP2): $12,556
JackJoker (MP4): $30,104
Dealt to: JackJoker
Pre-flop:
(2 folds), yb mrdealm raises to $4,000, (2 folds), Grey Poopon raises to $30,946 and is all-in, (3 folds), yb mrdealm calls $26,946,
Flop:($63,092) (2 Players) 
Turn: ($63,092) (2 Players) 
River: ($63,092) (2 Players) 
Results:
yb mrdealm Showed
Grey Poopon Showed
Grey Poopon wins $63,992
Thursday, April 09, 2009
SHUTE
Shortest Heads-Up Tourney Ever.
Literally the FIRST hand of the SNG.
Hand converter-Pokerhand.org 
JackJoker wins $3,000
Literally the FIRST hand of the SNG.
PokerStars, $10/20 NO Limit Texas Holdem Tournament, 2 Players
Board:
eveliene (Button): $1,500
JackJoker (BB): $1,500
Dealt to: JackJoker
Pre-flop:
eveliene raises to $60, JackJoker raises to $150, eveliene raises to $1,500 and is all-in, JackJoker calls $1,350 and is all-in,
Flop:($3,030) (2 Players)
Turn: ($3,030) (2 Players)
River: ($3,030) (2 Players) 
Results:
JackJoker Showed
eveliene Showed
JackJoker wins $3,000
What Would Hank Do?
I don't try to be a tricky razz player - pretty straight forward. You get a lot of action from people drawing with face cards up on 4th and 5th so why bother? The only thing I do on a occasion is try to "bet through" a card or two behind me when there are a lot of high cards out to take down the bring-in and antes.
In this hand the straight-forward answer on 4th is just fold.
PokerStars Game #26909700473: Tournament #200904151, $40+$4 8-Game (Razz Limit) - Level XX (400/800) - 2009/04/09 17:24:19 ET
Table '200904151 138' 6-max
Seat 1: marty310 (12346 in chips)
Seat 2: bobvegàs (8476 in chips)
Seat 3: JackJoker (7932 in chips)
Seat 4: charly441 (13015 in chips)
Seat 5: brf007 (5428 in chips)
Seat 6: KidGrind61 (12594 in chips)
JackJoker: posts the ante 80
charly441: posts the ante 80
brf007: posts the ante 80
KidGrind61: posts the ante 80
marty310: posts the ante 80
bobvegà s: posts the ante 80
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to marty310
Dealt to bobvegà s
Dealt to JackJoker
Dealt to charly441
Dealt to brf007
Dealt to KidGrind61
JackJoker: brings in for 120
charly441: calls 120
brf007: calls 120
KidGrind61: folds
marty310: folds
bobvegà s: folds
So I have no interest in this hand. I expected a raise somewhere and of course I insta-fold. But, no raise. A limp right behind me and another stragler.
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to JackJoker
Dealt to charly441
Dealt to brf007
charly441: bets 400
brf007: folds
Now I'm suspicious. He limped right behind the bring-in but this isn't usually a game where people get tricky and go for a limp-re-raise. So, if he had a great hand why limp behind and then come out firing? It seems most likely that he's just betting his board, which with my ten up and the other straggler catching a jack, is a good play. If he has 87 down, about the best I can hope for, I'm still 44%. I decided to take a card off and see if he bricked and if I catch.
JackJoker: calls 400
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to JackJoker
Dealt to charly441
charly441: bets 800
Not according to plan. I catch but so does he. If I put him 87 I know I'm a favorite because I'm drawing to a smooth 8, but I can't call one bet. If I call 5th I have to run this out and likely call 2400, not easy with my stack. The other problem is he could have a 9 made and be drawing to a 7 - I could improve and still lose. I didn't know the exact numbers at the time but I knew it wasn't good (I would be 31% if he's drawing to a 7). I decided to fold because I didn't want to call-off 2400 with my stack, and I felt like if I called here I had to commit to the hand.
JackJoker: folds
Uncalled bet (800) returned to charly441
charly441 collected 1640 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1640 | Rake 0
Seat 1: marty310 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bobvegàs folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: JackJoker folded on the 5th Street
Seat 4: charly441 collected (1640)
Seat 5: brf007 folded on the 4th Street
Seat 6: KidGrind61 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Probably the best play was just fold on fourth when he bet. He could be making a move but why would he limp after the bring-in with less than an 8-draw on third? Again, I'm a slight favorite if he has exactly 87 buried. If he manages to have one of the two remaining sixes I'm a three-to-one dog. By the numbers, I could take off a card and hope to hit my 8 and that he bricks hard. I didn't realize it at the time, but if I hit a 3,4,6, or 7 and he hits a ten or pairs (visibly or otherwise) then the hand is over and I have it won. Of course, I didn't realize that at the time, and in any event I had seen three of my outs folded already.
In this hand the straight-forward answer on 4th is just fold.
PokerStars Game #26909700473: Tournament #200904151, $40+$4 8-Game (Razz Limit) - Level XX (400/800) - 2009/04/09 17:24:19 ET
Table '200904151 138' 6-max
Seat 1: marty310 (12346 in chips)
Seat 2: bobvegàs (8476 in chips)
Seat 3: JackJoker (7932 in chips)
Seat 4: charly441 (13015 in chips)
Seat 5: brf007 (5428 in chips)
Seat 6: KidGrind61 (12594 in chips)
JackJoker: posts the ante 80
charly441: posts the ante 80
brf007: posts the ante 80
KidGrind61: posts the ante 80
marty310: posts the ante 80
bobvegà s: posts the ante 80
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to marty310
Dealt to bobvegà s
Dealt to JackJoker
Dealt to charly441
Dealt to brf007
Dealt to KidGrind61
JackJoker: brings in for 120
charly441: calls 120
brf007: calls 120
KidGrind61: folds
marty310: folds
bobvegà s: folds
So I have no interest in this hand. I expected a raise somewhere and of course I insta-fold. But, no raise. A limp right behind me and another stragler.
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to JackJoker
Dealt to charly441
Dealt to brf007
charly441: bets 400
brf007: folds
Now I'm suspicious. He limped right behind the bring-in but this isn't usually a game where people get tricky and go for a limp-re-raise. So, if he had a great hand why limp behind and then come out firing? It seems most likely that he's just betting his board, which with my ten up and the other straggler catching a jack, is a good play. If he has 87 down, about the best I can hope for, I'm still 44%. I decided to take a card off and see if he bricked and if I catch.
JackJoker: calls 400
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to JackJoker
Dealt to charly441
charly441: bets 800
Not according to plan. I catch but so does he. If I put him 87 I know I'm a favorite because I'm drawing to a smooth 8, but I can't call one bet. If I call 5th I have to run this out and likely call 2400, not easy with my stack. The other problem is he could have a 9 made and be drawing to a 7 - I could improve and still lose. I didn't know the exact numbers at the time but I knew it wasn't good (I would be 31% if he's drawing to a 7). I decided to fold because I didn't want to call-off 2400 with my stack, and I felt like if I called here I had to commit to the hand.
JackJoker: folds
Uncalled bet (800) returned to charly441
charly441 collected 1640 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1640 | Rake 0
Seat 1: marty310 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bobvegàs folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: JackJoker folded on the 5th Street
Seat 4: charly441 collected (1640)
Seat 5: brf007 folded on the 4th Street
Seat 6: KidGrind61 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Probably the best play was just fold on fourth when he bet. He could be making a move but why would he limp after the bring-in with less than an 8-draw on third? Again, I'm a slight favorite if he has exactly 87 buried. If he manages to have one of the two remaining sixes I'm a three-to-one dog. By the numbers, I could take off a card and hope to hit my 8 and that he bricks hard. I didn't realize it at the time, but if I hit a 3,4,6, or 7 and he hits a ten or pairs (visibly or otherwise) then the hand is over and I have it won. Of course, I didn't realize that at the time, and in any event I had seen three of my outs folded already.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
I am no Hellmuth
I am not good enough to show up late. Running bad and playing bad. I got moved and was glad but got moved to a crazy-fast table. 8s raise into an ace without pause. At 907 with it about to start back up at 60 ante, 300/600. If I'm the bring-in I almost have to go with it.
First Bad Bet of SCOOP Stud/8
I decided not to risk it by late registering even though I'd miss about an hour of the tournament. Bad decision. I got home one minute before the break ended and they were still registering. So instead of 5k chips to start I have 4250. I got my hand history for the last hour - 60 hands. I'm stunned that many hands were dealt in an hour.
Baklava-esque Tournament
One that lasts forever for a little bit of money. This one ended the hand after I went out third, so almost four hours long.
This is a strange game. Right before it started I worked out some of the math in Excel and played a lot tighter than the first two times I tried it. This game also is made for snowing.
Most of my bluffs were pre-draw steals but I picked up on some really good spots for the future. One is when both you and an opponent draw one and you have position and the first draw is checked. If you have a really good three card hand (say, to a 6) and you both draw one the second time and don't improve, it's a good spot to bet and then if your opponent calls-draws (common) stand pat. If you draw and miss often you'll face a bet and you may have the best hand, but tough to call when you brick. When you stand pat it's very unlikely you'll have a bet on the end unless someone holds a strong Badugi. So, rapping pat gives up your 10% to 17% chance of improving but it's much more likely you get to a showdown with no further betting and a strong three-card hand.
Anyway, I figured this out as soon as I bet and then broke and faced a bet on the end. Also if you have a good three-card hand and you're both drawing one, really you should be betting in position. In my case it was late in the tourney, blinds were huge, and it was pot limit so I risked getting blown off the hand and checked after the first draw for pot control. I bet after the second fairly sure I had the best draw. Unfortunately I went for on the end and faced a big bet and decided to fold. That's when rapping-pat and checking down occured to me as an interesting play.
This is a strange game. Right before it started I worked out some of the math in Excel and played a lot tighter than the first two times I tried it. This game also is made for snowing.
Most of my bluffs were pre-draw steals but I picked up on some really good spots for the future. One is when both you and an opponent draw one and you have position and the first draw is checked. If you have a really good three card hand (say, to a 6) and you both draw one the second time and don't improve, it's a good spot to bet and then if your opponent calls-draws (common) stand pat. If you draw and miss often you'll face a bet and you may have the best hand, but tough to call when you brick. When you stand pat it's very unlikely you'll have a bet on the end unless someone holds a strong Badugi. So, rapping pat gives up your 10% to 17% chance of improving but it's much more likely you get to a showdown with no further betting and a strong three-card hand.
Anyway, I figured this out as soon as I bet and then broke and faced a bet on the end. Also if you have a good three-card hand and you're both drawing one, really you should be betting in position. In my case it was late in the tourney, blinds were huge, and it was pot limit so I risked getting blown off the hand and checked after the first draw for pot control. I bet after the second fairly sure I had the best draw. Unfortunately I went for on the end and faced a big bet and decided to fold. That's when rapping-pat and checking down occured to me as an interesting play.
Monday, April 06, 2009
SCOOP - TDL
With 138 hands dealt, there were 902 people left (half) and I was 48th in chips. I had drawn in 25% of the hands and won 45%, and won 69% of showdown hands and seven hands without a showdown.
Then the downward spiral began.
With nothing to fight with over the next 51 hands I played nine (which basically equates to a hand for every orbit) and won not a single one.
This is what it looks like to go card dead at high blinds.
150/300 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [2d Ad 3d 4d 8h]
This was the last hand I won in the tournament and had 20,980 chips and led my table by a 3-to-1 margin over the next biggest stack. Someone later replaced a bust-out and had about 25k.
Dealt to JackJoker [7d 9c Qd Qh 5c]
200/400 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [4s Qc 9d 6h Kd]
Dealt to JackJoker [2h Ts 9c 7h 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [3s Jh Js 9d 2d]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah As Qd Ts 9s]
Dealt to JackJoker [2s 6h Qh 7h 2d]
I called a raise here and drew twice and folded before the last draw against a pat hand. Questionable all the way wound including my fold when I had a 4 and had seen another 4.
Dealt to JackJoker [7d 2h 4h 5s 8d]
Raised got one caller and he drew one so I put him on a nut draw and broke the 8. We checked the first, he bet and I called the second, and I called a bet on the end when I hit a 9. He had 86. Questionable break but I think he chases me down here.
Dealt to JackJoker [2d Ts Th 5d Kc]
Dealt to JackJoker [9d Ah Td Ad Kd]
Dealt to JackJoker [5h Tc 7h 4d Kc]
Dealt to JackJoker [6c Td 9c 4d As]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jd Kd 9s 9c 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [7s Ad 2h 5s 8d]
I raised and got one caller and drew to the nuts in position. We both drew one on the end and he checked and I wound up with 2457 – 2. I bluffed and he called with a 97.
Dealt to JackJoker [9h 9c 3c 8c 6d]
Dealt to JackJoker [6c 5d As 3h 4c]
I folded first in. If I knew what the next 30 hands would look like I may have acted differently.
Dealt to JackJoker [3c 8h Ts Ac Ad]
250/500 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [Qd 4c 7c 3s Jd]
3-bet before it got to me – no chance to even steal.
Dealt to JackJoker [Jh Td 3s Qc 7s]
Dealt to JackJoker [3s Tc Jc 9c 4h]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah Kh 8c Jd 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jh Kd Th Qs 7d]
Dealt to JackJoker [9c 7s Td 5d 8h]
Dealt to JackJoker [5s 6d 6s 5d Tc]
Dealt to JackJoker [2d 4h 7s Ks Ah]
Flat called a raise and BB called and drew one. Picked up another AK, BB bet me and the raiser called and BB stood pat. I hit Q8, BB bet and original raiser raised and I folded.
Dealt to JackJoker [Jh Ks As Kd Qs]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jd Qc 5c 8h Kc]
Dealt to JackJoker [9h 4c Ad 7d 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah 3c 6s Qs 7c]
Dealt to JackJoker [6d Jh 6h Kc Kh]
Dealt to JackJoker [Td 9h 4d Js 8h]
Dealt to JackJoker [5c 7s Kc Js 6c]
Dealt to JackJoker [4h 4c 7h Ks Ah]
Dealt to JackJoker [3c 6s 6h 5s 2c]
9730 when this hand came up. I raised first-in and was RR, I capped it because RR was a short stack with 1-1/2 more bets). We both drew 2 then 1 then 1 and I wound up with a pair of 3s vs. a jack.
Dealt to JackJoker [As Td 6d Jd 4h]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah 7s Js Qs Jd]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jc 7d Kd Tc 6h]
300/600 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [Qh 3c 4h 8s Kd]
Raise in front or I might have tried stealing with this one.
Dealt to JackJoker [Ad 9d 9h 4s 6s]
Dealt to JackJoker [Qs Kh 7h Jc Qc]
Dealt to JackJoker [As 5d Ac Jd 8d]
Dealt to JackJoker [3h 8d 9h Td Ts]
Dealt to JackJoker [9s Qs 8c Qh 4c]
Dealt to JackJoker [7d Jc 9h Jh 5s]
Dealt to JackJoker [5h 5s As Jc Tc]
Dealt to JackJoker [7c Qs 3h Qd 4c]
Dealt to JackJoker [Td Th 2s 6s Kh]
Dealt to JackJoker [7s 3h 2s Qc 7c]
I three bet this one and was called by a one-draw. I checked behind after bricking and he checked and I drew two again and bricked. I checked, be bet, and I folded. I would have stuck it all in with this draw but once I got through two draws with no betting and no hand there was nothing else to do.
Dealt to JackJoker [As Jd 2c Qh 6c]
Dealt to JackJoker [4h 9c 2h As 6d]
Dealt to JackJoker [9d 4h Kc 8d Ac]
Dealt to JackJoker [As 2s 4d Jd 8h]
With the BB coming on the next hand I decided to just try and get it in with this hand since I had about six big blinds. I bricked off the first draw then pulled a 9 on the second draw with him drawing one in position. I stood pat and he stood pat behind – with the nuts. This was the same guy I had all-in earlier and doubled him up. Awesome.
Then the downward spiral began.
With nothing to fight with over the next 51 hands I played nine (which basically equates to a hand for every orbit) and won not a single one.
This is what it looks like to go card dead at high blinds.
150/300 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [2d Ad 3d 4d 8h]
This was the last hand I won in the tournament and had 20,980 chips and led my table by a 3-to-1 margin over the next biggest stack. Someone later replaced a bust-out and had about 25k.
Dealt to JackJoker [7d 9c Qd Qh 5c]
200/400 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [4s Qc 9d 6h Kd]
Dealt to JackJoker [2h Ts 9c 7h 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [3s Jh Js 9d 2d]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah As Qd Ts 9s]
Dealt to JackJoker [2s 6h Qh 7h 2d]
I called a raise here and drew twice and folded before the last draw against a pat hand. Questionable all the way wound including my fold when I had a 4 and had seen another 4.
Dealt to JackJoker [7d 2h 4h 5s 8d]
Raised got one caller and he drew one so I put him on a nut draw and broke the 8. We checked the first, he bet and I called the second, and I called a bet on the end when I hit a 9. He had 86. Questionable break but I think he chases me down here.
Dealt to JackJoker [2d Ts Th 5d Kc]
Dealt to JackJoker [9d Ah Td Ad Kd]
Dealt to JackJoker [5h Tc 7h 4d Kc]
Dealt to JackJoker [6c Td 9c 4d As]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jd Kd 9s 9c 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [7s Ad 2h 5s 8d]
I raised and got one caller and drew to the nuts in position. We both drew one on the end and he checked and I wound up with 2457 – 2. I bluffed and he called with a 97.
Dealt to JackJoker [9h 9c 3c 8c 6d]
Dealt to JackJoker [6c 5d As 3h 4c]
I folded first in. If I knew what the next 30 hands would look like I may have acted differently.
Dealt to JackJoker [3c 8h Ts Ac Ad]
250/500 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [Qd 4c 7c 3s Jd]
3-bet before it got to me – no chance to even steal.
Dealt to JackJoker [Jh Td 3s Qc 7s]
Dealt to JackJoker [3s Tc Jc 9c 4h]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah Kh 8c Jd 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jh Kd Th Qs 7d]
Dealt to JackJoker [9c 7s Td 5d 8h]
Dealt to JackJoker [5s 6d 6s 5d Tc]
Dealt to JackJoker [2d 4h 7s Ks Ah]
Flat called a raise and BB called and drew one. Picked up another AK, BB bet me and the raiser called and BB stood pat. I hit Q8, BB bet and original raiser raised and I folded.
Dealt to JackJoker [Jh Ks As Kd Qs]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jd Qc 5c 8h Kc]
Dealt to JackJoker [9h 4c Ad 7d 8s]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah 3c 6s Qs 7c]
Dealt to JackJoker [6d Jh 6h Kc Kh]
Dealt to JackJoker [Td 9h 4d Js 8h]
Dealt to JackJoker [5c 7s Kc Js 6c]
Dealt to JackJoker [4h 4c 7h Ks Ah]
Dealt to JackJoker [3c 6s 6h 5s 2c]
9730 when this hand came up. I raised first-in and was RR, I capped it because RR was a short stack with 1-1/2 more bets). We both drew 2 then 1 then 1 and I wound up with a pair of 3s vs. a jack.
Dealt to JackJoker [As Td 6d Jd 4h]
Dealt to JackJoker [Ah 7s Js Qs Jd]
Dealt to JackJoker [Jc 7d Kd Tc 6h]
300/600 blinds
Dealt to JackJoker [Qh 3c 4h 8s Kd]
Raise in front or I might have tried stealing with this one.
Dealt to JackJoker [Ad 9d 9h 4s 6s]
Dealt to JackJoker [Qs Kh 7h Jc Qc]
Dealt to JackJoker [As 5d Ac Jd 8d]
Dealt to JackJoker [3h 8d 9h Td Ts]
Dealt to JackJoker [9s Qs 8c Qh 4c]
Dealt to JackJoker [7d Jc 9h Jh 5s]
Dealt to JackJoker [5h 5s As Jc Tc]
Dealt to JackJoker [7c Qs 3h Qd 4c]
Dealt to JackJoker [Td Th 2s 6s Kh]
Dealt to JackJoker [7s 3h 2s Qc 7c]
I three bet this one and was called by a one-draw. I checked behind after bricking and he checked and I drew two again and bricked. I checked, be bet, and I folded. I would have stuck it all in with this draw but once I got through two draws with no betting and no hand there was nothing else to do.
Dealt to JackJoker [As Jd 2c Qh 6c]
Dealt to JackJoker [4h 9c 2h As 6d]
Dealt to JackJoker [9d 4h Kc 8d Ac]
Dealt to JackJoker [As 2s 4d Jd 8h]
With the BB coming on the next hand I decided to just try and get it in with this hand since I had about six big blinds. I bricked off the first draw then pulled a 9 on the second draw with him drawing one in position. I stood pat and he stood pat behind – with the nuts. This was the same guy I had all-in earlier and doubled him up. Awesome.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Who says you can't have a big edge in O8?
I don't play this game much (as the limits indicate). I thought this was interesting because I had a startlingly big edge pre-flop (74%), on the flop (68%), and on the turn (68%). I'm not used to that being the case in this game. The funny thing is I didn't even consider raising the turn-lead, and I considered folding the river. Obviously he picked up a flush draw and OE straight draw on the turn and probably thought I had raised with A2XX.
Hand converter-Pokerhand.org 
JackJoker wins $6.70
PokerStars, $0.25/0.50 Fixed limit Omaha Hi Limit Cash Games, 9 Players
Board:
Liratia (CO): $23.20
SWMVP (Button): $14.40
jtrain9 (SB): $16.60
JackJoker (BB): $20.20
fishy111 (UTG): $19.10
GoAskAlice2 (UTG+1): $23.80
EddBones (MP1): $30.30
Vinman910 (MP2): $19.20
camman (MP4): $25.85
Dealt to: JackJoker
Pre-flop:
(7 folds), jtrain9 calls $.25, JackJoker raises to $1, jtrain9 calls $.50,
Flop:($2.50) (2 Players) jtrain9 checks, JackJoker bets $.50, jtrain9 calls $.50,
Turn: ($3.50) (2 Players) jtrain9 bets $1, JackJoker calls $1,
River: ($5.50) (2 Players) 
jtrain9 bets $1, JackJoker calls $1,
Results:
jtrain9 Showed
JackJoker Showed
JackJoker wins $6.70
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Talk Too Much...
Tampa 2/5 I sat with $100 and four rebuys ready. I folded every hand and topped up to 100 after my BB and SB. On the button I got AT and it was raised to 15 and I called, flopped two pair, and raised AI and won against AK, getting to 240. I was never down.
So I had an interesting situation come up. Preceding the interesting hand I had AK and with one limper in early I raised to 20. The guy in the 10-seat was a soldier who was a pretty basic player. He min-raised to 40 and I immediately think aces. Then the limper flats him and I went into the tank. The limper was the guy who I won my first hand against when he had AK and he had me covered (I had about 350) while Army guy had just over 100 before his min-raise. I tanked and seriously considered folding. I actually almost said all-in and caught myself since I was covered by a limp-caller who probably had a pair and the best I can do is “isolate” myself against a guy who might have aces. But I didn’t fold and called 20 more. Flop came 9-high and the 10-seat led AI and the limper flatted, which I thought was an extremely strong call given the min-raise-lead and the fact I was the initial raiser and had a lot of chips. I folded. Ten seat had aces and the limper had 9s for a flopped set.
So a little later the ten seat asked me something about “saving you money.” Ironically I had thought after 30 minutes at the table that everyone talked too much – about their hands and why they played it a certain way, and talking shit. Several of guys smack-talked as bad as you, but they sucked. One guy made a comment about “small loans with a high interest rate” after losing a pot. Another after getting caught for like the third time said “advertising, just advertising.” You know, as if you can advertise while announcing that’s what you’re doing. But despite that I answered him and said actually the other guy’s call probably saved me money, and that I almost folded pre-flop when he min-raised.
So a half hour later I pick up queens and I have about 400. I raised and got called by two people including another big stack who had me slightly covered. He had been a big stack when I showed up at the table and in the entire time I was there I hadn’t seen one piece of evidence to suggest he was something other than lucky. He was the guy who made the “small loans” comment, plenty of jewelry, very full of himself. Flop came 6-high with two hearts. I bet 50 and Small Loans raised to 100, the other caller folded. Small Loans was in the 9-seat, right next to the guy who asked me about the earlier hand and I was sure he heard me say I almost folded. I was also fairly sure I had way the best hand – I put him either on a flush-draw or a set since he flatted pre-flop and let someone else come along with his call. Would he min-raise a set? Some people certainly will do that but I had a feeling he heard what I said earlier and thought a min-raise would scare me off.
I moved in and he tanked, which I didn’t expect (on that board he had a set or flush draw with two overs which he insta-calls, or air which shouldn't take long to fold). I actually had difficulty not swallowing hard – for some reason that happened to me several times this weekend. I was happy to take it down there – I didn’t want to see hours of work flushed away when he hit. He finally called – and showed 56o for a pair of sixes and only one heart so a little back-door draw. I honestly don’t remember but I think one of my queens was a heart leaving him five outs. A black nine paired the board leaving him two outs and he whiffed the river. That pot was over $800.
So I had an interesting situation come up. Preceding the interesting hand I had AK and with one limper in early I raised to 20. The guy in the 10-seat was a soldier who was a pretty basic player. He min-raised to 40 and I immediately think aces. Then the limper flats him and I went into the tank. The limper was the guy who I won my first hand against when he had AK and he had me covered (I had about 350) while Army guy had just over 100 before his min-raise. I tanked and seriously considered folding. I actually almost said all-in and caught myself since I was covered by a limp-caller who probably had a pair and the best I can do is “isolate” myself against a guy who might have aces. But I didn’t fold and called 20 more. Flop came 9-high and the 10-seat led AI and the limper flatted, which I thought was an extremely strong call given the min-raise-lead and the fact I was the initial raiser and had a lot of chips. I folded. Ten seat had aces and the limper had 9s for a flopped set.
So a little later the ten seat asked me something about “saving you money.” Ironically I had thought after 30 minutes at the table that everyone talked too much – about their hands and why they played it a certain way, and talking shit. Several of guys smack-talked as bad as you, but they sucked. One guy made a comment about “small loans with a high interest rate” after losing a pot. Another after getting caught for like the third time said “advertising, just advertising.” You know, as if you can advertise while announcing that’s what you’re doing. But despite that I answered him and said actually the other guy’s call probably saved me money, and that I almost folded pre-flop when he min-raised.
So a half hour later I pick up queens and I have about 400. I raised and got called by two people including another big stack who had me slightly covered. He had been a big stack when I showed up at the table and in the entire time I was there I hadn’t seen one piece of evidence to suggest he was something other than lucky. He was the guy who made the “small loans” comment, plenty of jewelry, very full of himself. Flop came 6-high with two hearts. I bet 50 and Small Loans raised to 100, the other caller folded. Small Loans was in the 9-seat, right next to the guy who asked me about the earlier hand and I was sure he heard me say I almost folded. I was also fairly sure I had way the best hand – I put him either on a flush-draw or a set since he flatted pre-flop and let someone else come along with his call. Would he min-raise a set? Some people certainly will do that but I had a feeling he heard what I said earlier and thought a min-raise would scare me off.
I moved in and he tanked, which I didn’t expect (on that board he had a set or flush draw with two overs which he insta-calls, or air which shouldn't take long to fold). I actually had difficulty not swallowing hard – for some reason that happened to me several times this weekend. I was happy to take it down there – I didn’t want to see hours of work flushed away when he hit. He finally called – and showed 56o for a pair of sixes and only one heart so a little back-door draw. I honestly don’t remember but I think one of my queens was a heart leaving him five outs. A black nine paired the board leaving him two outs and he whiffed the river. That pot was over $800.
Monday, March 02, 2009
Sixth-Grade Gamblers Were Hyperactive at Young Age, Study Finds
Sixth-Grade Gamblers Were Hyperactive at Young Age, Study Finds
2009-03-02 21:00:00.3 GMT
2009-03-02 21:00:00.3 GMT
By Shannon Pettypiece
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Children who gambled at age 11 were more
likely to have been hyperactive and impulsive 5-year-olds, suggesting
symptoms of risky behavior can be found early in life, researchers said.
In a study of 163 Canadian students, 14 percent of sixth graders
reported playing cards for money, 13 percent played video games for
money, 8 percent placed bets at sports venues or on games, such as pool
or bowling, and 4 percent bought lottery tickets. Previous interviews of
the children's kindergarten teachers found the kids ranked most
impulsive when they started school were more likely gamblers six years
later, according to the study published today in the Archives of
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
The findings could alert parents to address hyperactivity and
attention problems at a young age, said Linda Pagani, an author of the
study and professor at the University of Montreal.
"These behaviors are already a risk factor for a lot of long-term
consequences, such as substance abuse, school performance and
unemployment," said Pagani in a telephone interview. "Our research
findings now add gambling behavior to that list of consequences."
The study started by interviewing kindergarten teachers, who were
asked to rank the behavior of their students. Six years later, the
researchers asked those students how often they played cards for money,
bingo, bought lottery tickets, played computer games for money or made
bets with friends at sports venues.
Divorce Effect
After analyzing the results, the researchers found that for every
1-unit increase in reported kindergarten impulsivity, children showed a
25 percent increase in later self-reported involvement in gambling. The
findings excluded those whose parents had divorced, because that can
also be a risk factor for such behavior. The researchers also factored
in parents'
gambling behavior to rule that out as an influence.
Previous research has shown that young people who compulsively
gamble have an increased risk of substance abuse, depression and
suicides, the study said.
Pagani suggested more resources be spent on treating hyperactivity
in preschool and elementary school. The study was funded by Canada's
Social Science and Humanities Research Council Standard Research Grants
Program.
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